Mullin seeks reelection in California's 15th District

Rep. Kevin Mullin, a Democrat, is running for reelection to represent California’s 15th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

He faces Republican Charles Hoelter. San Mateo voters will help choose their representative in the U.S. House. Mullin has served in Congress since 2023, according to his congressional biography.

The San Mateo Record candidate questionnaire was sent to Kevin Mullin’s campaign. No response was received as of Oct. 29, 2026. The policy positions below are drawn from his public campaign website and public records.

Candidate information

Party: Democratic.
Office sought: U.S. House, California’s 15th Congressional District.
Background: San Mateo County native and fourth-generation Californian.
Education: Graduate of Junipero Serra High School and the University of San Francisco; master’s degree from San Francisco State University. He also studied leadership at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
Family: Married to Jessica, with twin sons, Liam and Landon.

His education and family information appear in his congressional biography.

Experience and public service

Mullin served on the South San Francisco City Council from 2007 to 2012, including as mayor in 2011.

He represented the area in the California Assembly from 2012 to 2022 and served as speaker pro tempore beginning in 2014, according to his congressional biography.

Before holding elected office, he worked as an aide to Jackie Speier during her time in the state Legislature and operated a communications business.

In Congress, Mullin serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. His official committee page lists assignments on the Energy; Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade; and Oversight and Investigations subcommittees.

His campaign also identifies him as a co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Strengthening Democracy.

On the issues

The following positions come from Mullin’s campaign priorities page.

Housing: Mullin supports federal funding to increase housing construction and lower costs.

His campaign highlights the Empty Lots to Housing Act, which would help convert underused land near transit into housing. It also cites the WRAP Act, a proposal to help low-income homeowners and affordable housing providers protect properties against natural disasters.

These are legislative proposals, rather than existing benefits described in this profile.

Climate and transportation: Mullin supports the Green New Deal and expanding clean energy employment. His campaign also emphasizes rail electrification and his proposed FARE Act, intended to identify and address barriers to electrifying commuter rail systems.

Health care: Mullin’s campaign emphasizes protecting Medicaid and federal medical research funding. He identifies biomedical research and health care innovation as priorities for the district.

Reproductive rights: Mullin supports the Women’s Health Protection Act to establish federal abortion protections. His campaign also identifies support for legislation protecting access to contraception and expanding abortion coverage through federal health programs.

Democracy reform: Mullin supports greater disclosure of political spending and broader voting access. His campaign identifies him as a supporter of the Freedom to Vote Act.

His congressional biography also describes his Assembly work on political advertising disclosures and vote-by-mail legislation.